Dolphins DE Robert Quinn appears to be in back to form

A year ago, the Dolphins were able to register 30 sacks on the season, which was the 26th best in the NFL. If Friday night’s game is any indication, the Dolphins should be able to generate a few more sacks in 2018.

Robert Quinn, who was acquired from the Rams during the offseason beat Panthers left tackle Ryan Kalil for two sacks after playing in just two quarters. When speaking to reporters after the game, Quinn said he feels differently than he has in prior offseasons.

“I’ve been saying that since it happened the first time,” Quinn. said. “Of course it hasn’t happened, but I always believe that every year. That’s kind of my mindset to break records and do something extreme. Hopefully yes, I can get back to those good numbers, but at the end of it, as long as this team is winning, they don’t matter. The numbers don’t matter as long as the wins show up.”

Quinn’s best season in the NFL came in 2013 when he recorded 50 tackles, 19 sacks and seven forced fumbles on his way to becoming the Pro Football Writer Association Defensive Player of the Year. But since then, his numbers have declined a bit.

In four seasons since then, Quinn has just 28 sacks has injuries in 2015-16 slowed him down a bit. The one encouraging sign for the Dolphins is Quinn had 8.5 sacks playing out of position as a 3-4 outside linebacker.

Now that Quinn is back at his natural position of defensive end, he could potentially return to his double-digit sack seasons.

“My motto since I got here is just trying to do my job, add my piece to the puzzle,” Quinn said. “Today was just a stepping stone, trying to get back and just be a productive player to help this team win. Just do my part and do my one-eleventh and hopefully, that’s good enough. And of course the guys around me, I know they’ll step up and make plays, so I’m just building to do my part. Hopefully, I’m just preparing myself for the season.”

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